Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
suffix for familiar person
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meaning; significance; sense
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that